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Dr. Diane Hennacy Powell — Beyond the Telepathy Tapes (EP.271)

2025/6/5
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Jim O'Shaughnessy: 我对意识的本质、超感官知觉(ESP)以及传统科学对这些现象的反应感兴趣。特别是,我想了解为什么科学界对意识研究反应如此强烈,以及自闭症学者如何挑战我们对大脑运作方式的基本假设。 我很好奇,为什么传统科学观点认为大多数记忆和意识都储存在大脑中,而另一些理论则认为意识储存在大脑之外。这两种观点之间的主要分歧是什么?为什么这种观点会引起如此激烈的争论? 我还想知道,如何设计一种方法来研究超感官知觉,同时避免那些容易受到批评的方面,例如字母板实验中可能存在的无意识提示。如何将轶事证据转化为更一致、可重复的方法? 最后,我想了解一下,除了冥想和感官剥夺舱之外,还有什么方法可以提高人们的超感官知觉能力? Diane Hennacy Powell: 我研究意识、自闭症学者和超感官知觉已经有几十年了。我的兴趣始于对自闭症学者的研究,他们拥有非凡的能力,例如生成质数或掌握他们从未学习过的语言。这些能力与那些声称拥有超感官知觉能力的人的能力非常相似,这让我对大脑和意识的运作方式产生了兴趣。 我认为,我们有两种基本的运作模式来使用大脑:一种是通过感官器官获取信息,另一种是在梦境中,大脑的某些部分活动较少,右半球更活跃。精神分裂症患者的两种模式相互渗透,这可能是他们产生幻觉的原因。 关于超感官知觉,我认为它与大脑的导航功能有关。大脑的某些区域,例如海马体,负责空间导航和记忆映射。我认为,超感官知觉能力与人们能够将意识从身体经验中分离出来有关。自闭症学者、经历过创伤的人、经历过濒死体验或使用致幻剂的人,都可能拥有这种能力。 至于如何设计更严谨的实验,我认为关键在于分离知道答案的人和被测试者。我们可以使用多个沟通伙伴,或者让被测试者与多个知道答案的人进行交流。 此外,我还计划使用定量脑电图(QEEG)来研究超感官知觉,并结合问卷调查来了解被测试者的主观体验。这将有助于我们更深入地理解超感官知觉的机制。 最后,我认为提高超感官知觉能力的关键在于训练和专注。冥想、昆达里尼瑜伽等方法都可以帮助人们提高专注力,从而更好地感知周围的世界。

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Dr. Diane Hennacy Powell, neuropsychiatrist and author of "The ESP Enigma," joins me for a mind-bending exploration of consciousness, savant abilities, and the limitations of materialist science. Trained at Johns Hopkins under a neurologist-turned-psychiatrist, Diane has spent decades investigating phenomena that challenge our fundamental assumptions about how the brain works.

We dive deep into why the scientific establishment reacts so emotionally to consciousness research, her fascinating work with autistic savants, and why she believes the brain functions as a navigation tool for consciousness rather than its creator.

This is one of those conversations that might just upgrade your entire worldview. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. For the full transcript, episode takeaways, and bucketloads of other goodies designed to make you go, “Hmm, that’s interesting!,” check out our Substack).

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Show Notes:

  • Dr. Powell’s Journey through Science
  • Early Interest in Savants
  • Filter Failure and Consciousness
  • Why People Reject Obvious Data
  • Why are Savants different from Neurotypical People?
  • The Sheep Goat Effect in Parapsychology
  • The Brain as a Navigational Tool
  • Improving our own Intuition and Focus
  • Dr. Diane’s work on Twins
  • Speculations in Post-Materialism
  • Dr. Diane as Empress of the World

Books Mentioned:

  • The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat; by Oliver Sacks
  • The ESP Enigma; by Diane Hennacy Powell
  • What Is Life? The Physical Aspect of the Living Cell; by Erwin Schrödinger
  • Mind Over Back Pain; by Dr. John Sarno